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. 2022 Oct 10;25(4):399–407. doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_30_21

Table 3.

Transfusions and other outcomes

Control Number of units of blood removed P


0 units n=596 1 unit n=482 2 units n=1257 3 units n=474




n % n % n % n %
Intraoperative transfusion
 Red cells 449 75 229A 48 504A, B 40 140A, B, C 30 <.001
 Plasma 313 53 132A 27 371A 30 89A, B, C 19 <.001
 Platelet 341 57 143A 30 426A 34 108A, b, C 23 <.001
 Cryoprecipitate 82 14 27 6 155 12 37 8 0.122
Postoperative transfusions
 Red cells 139 23 68a 14 110a, b 9 33a, b 7 <0.001
 Plasma 30 5 8a 2 26a 2 5a 1 <0.001
 Platelets 39 7 14a 3 33a 3 9a 2 <0.001
 Cryoprecipitate 2 0.3 0 0 2 0.2 0 0 0.399
Any transfusions
 Red cells 471 79 258a 54 542a, b 43 154a, b, c 32 <0.001
 Plasma 316 53 133a 28 375a 30 90a, b, c 19 <0.001
 Platelets 346 58 145a 30 434a 35 114a, B, c 24 <0.001
 Cryoprecipitate 346 14 27a 6 156b 12 37a, c 8 <0.001

Median IQR Median IQR Median IQR Median IQR P

Intraoperative transfusions
 Red cells (units) 3 (1, 6) 0A (0, 2) 0A (0, 2) 0A, B, C (0, 1) <0.001
 Plasma (units) 1 (0, 4) 0A (0, 1) 0A, b (0, 2) 0A, C (0, 0) <0.001
 Platelets (units) 1 (0, 4) 0A (0, 1) 0A, b (0, 2) 0A, C (0, 0) <0.001
 Cryoprecipitate (units) 0 (0, 0) 0A (0, 0) 0B (0, 0) 0A, C (0, 0) 0.009
Postoperative transfusions
 Red cells (units) 0 (0, 0) 0a (0, 0) 0a, b (0, 0) 0a, b, c (0, 0) <0.001
 Plasma (units) 0 (0, 0) 0a (0, 0) 0a, b (0, 0) 0a, b, c (0, 0) <0.001
 Platelets (units) 0 (0, 0) 0a (0, 0) 0a, b (0, 0) 0a, b, c (0, 0) <0.001
 Cryoprecipitate (units) 0 (0, 0) 0a (0, 0) 0a, b (0, 0) 0a, b, c (0, 0) 0.400
Any transfusions
 Red cells (units) 3 (1, 6) 0a (0, 2) 0a, b (0, 2) 0a, b, c (0, 1) <0.001
 Plasma (units) 1 (0, 4) 0a (0, 1) 0a, b (0, 2) 0A, b, c (0, 0) <0.001
 Platelets (units) 1 (0, 4) 0a (0, 1) 0a, b (0, 2) 0b, c (0, 0) <0.001
 Cryoprecipitate (units) 0 (0, 0) 0a (0, 0) 0a, b (0, 0) 0a, b, c (0, 0) <0.001
Other Outcomes

Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD P

Minimum arterial pH 7.32 0.09 7.34A 0.06 7.33a, b 0.06 7.32B, C 0.05 0.744
Maximum lactic acid (mmol/L) 3.6 2.6 2.6A 1.4 3.0A, B 1.8 3.6B, C 1.7 0.410
Minimum bicarbonate (mEq/L) 22.0 2.8 22.3 2.3 22.4A 2.3 22.1c 2.1 0.128
First ICU hematocrit (%) 27.5 4.4 27.0 4.3 28.1a, B 4.0 28.3A, B 4.0 <0.001
First ICU platelet count (1000/m) 156 58 145A 52 144A 50 127A, B, C 39 <0.001
Reexploration 23 4 14 3 32 3 12 3 0.432
KDIGO stage 1 165 28 141 29 301a 24 107a 23 0.097
KDIGO stage 2 23 4 15 3 43 3 18 4 0.917
KDIGO stage 3 39 7 16 3 25A 2 8A, B 2 <.001

A<0.01, a<0.05 compared to Control Group, B<0.01, b<0.05 compared to autologous blood removal without fluid replacement group with 1 unit removed, C<.01, c<.05 compared to autologous blood removal without fluid replacement group with 2 units removed. Any transfusion is intraoperative+postoperative transfusion. KDIGO – Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes. SD – standard deviation. IQR – interquartile range